By Mitchell Clarke
A Botanic Ridge father has been jailed after a police raid uncovered drugs, cash and weapons inside the family home.
Timour Madkour, 41, was sentenced in the County Court on Friday 30 October, after pleading guilty to a string of drug trafficking and gun charges.
According to court documents obtained by Star News, police executed a search warrant at Madkour’s Cornflower Rise property on 14 March 2019.
Almost 360 grams of methylamphetamine, more than 1.8 kilograms of butanediol – which is often used as a GHB substitute – and five bottles of steroids were located inside the garage.
Police also seized a homemade 9mm firearm and 20 rounds of ammunition, as well as four samurai swords, a knuckleduster and an extendable baton.
More than $37,000 in cash and jewellery was also located on the property.
In the backyard, police also found four cannabis seedlings.
Madkour was arrested as he attempted to flee police by running through the back door.
He was taken to Dandenong police station for an official interview where he made no comment regarding the trafficking of drugs or owning the gun.
He did, however, admit to owning the steroids and growth hormone, and told police he self-medicated with GHB.
Madkour also stated he collected the samurai swords and purchased the extendable baton from Gumtree as a “vehicle safety device”.
Judge Christopher Ryan sentenced Madkour to a maximum of seven years and two months. He was handed a non-parole period of five years.
